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Noun: foetal monitor
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: fetal monitor)
  1. An electronic monitor that monitors foetal heartbeat and the mother's uterine contractions during childbirth
    "The nurses closely watched the electronic foetal monitor during labour"; "The nurses closely watched the electronic foetal monitor during labour";
    - electronic fetal monitor, electronic foetal monitor [Brit, Cdn], fetal monitor

Derived forms: foetal monitors

Type of: monitor

Encyclopedia: Foetal monitor